Photo: Old-Fashioned Banana Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 very ripe bananas, mashed
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Grated zest of 1 orange
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts (optional)
- Cream Cheese Frosting (recipe follows)
- Walnut halves, for decorating (optional)
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9 by 2-inch round cake pan.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix the bananas, granulated sugar, and brown sugar on low speed until combined. With the mixer still on low, add the oil, eggs, sour cream, vanilla, and orange zest. Mix until smooth.
In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt. With the mixer on low, add the dry ingredients and mix just until combined. Stir in the chopped walnuts, if using. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 45 to 50 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 15 minutes, turn out onto a cooling rack, and cool completely.
Spread the frosting thickly on the top of the cake and decorate with walnut halves, if using.
Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 6 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar (1/2 pound)
Mix the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on low speed until just combined. Don't whip! Add the sugar and mix until smooth. Yield: frosting for one 9-inch cake.
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By j_boo
on April 24, 2013
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I love, love, love this recipe! I made it into muffins and didn't add as much frosting because it makes it too sweet. It is my all time favorite for banana cake now!!
By cortescristy_10...
Vega Baja, PR, PE
on April 13, 2013
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A long time that did taste a cake like this solo yummy and soft!
By extremecooking
Fleetwood, PA
on April 06, 2013
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Hi Ina, I made this for my brothers 62 birthday. I remembered his god mother use to make him banana cake for his birthday. She has passed several years ago and I thought I would make him one. When I found your recipe I had to try it. So I made it for my brother, then I picked up my mom (83, and surprised him at his house. It was so moist and delicious, everyone loved it.
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